futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
understood; I see; OK; present; here
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
adds force or indicates command
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
so; like this; in this way
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
how long; how far; how much
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to